After an abysmal basketball season of 40 losses and not making the NBA playoffs, the Los Angeles Lakers have received criticism and tips for improvement. Retired NBA baller and former Laker Kobe Bryant said recently that he would improve the team by acquiring New Orleans Pelicans star Anthony Davis. Bryant announced his plans during an interview, spoken in Spanish, with AS.com. A Spanish-speaking NBA enthusiast translated the interview on Reddit. Calling the players out by name, Bryant said, “Kuzma, Lonzo, Ingram … are the three of them better than Anthony Davis? No! Ciao! Bye! Anthony Davis is one of the best players in the world. Not currently, in history. What are we talking about? If you can trade for Anthony Davis, you do it. If not, alright. We have three players who are very young and work hard. They’re smart and they have to develop. But if you can trade for Anthony Davis … yes!” Talks of possibly trading the three young ballers have been around for some time. Shams Charania, a sports writer for The Athletic, said the Lakers attempted to trade the players along with Josh Hart in an attempt to acquire Davis. Despite their attempts, Charania said the Pelicans “had no intent to trade Davis before the offseason, however, especially not to the Lakers.” While Charania may be apprehensive about the likelihood of Davis coming to LA, Yahoo Sports’ Chris Haynes told the HoopsHype podcast that he believes Los Angeles “had the best package” to offer Davis. Fans will have to wait until the summer for official confirmation on Davis joining the Lakers in the new season.

After an abysmal basketball season of 40 losses and not making the NBA playoffs, the Los Angeles Lakers have received criticism and tips for improvement. Retired NBA baller and former Laker Kobe Bryant said recently that he would improve the team by acquiring New Orleans Pelicans star Anthony Davis.

Bryant announced his plans during an interview, spoken in Spanish, with AS.com. A Spanish-speaking NBA enthusiast translated the interview on Reddit.

Calling the players out by name, Bryant said, “Kuzma, Lonzo, Ingram … are the three of them better than Anthony Davis? No! Ciao! Bye! Anthony Davis is one of the best players in the world. Not currently, in history. What are we talking about? If you can trade for Anthony Davis, you do it. If not, alright. We have three players who are very young and work hard. They’re smart and they have to develop. But if you can trade for Anthony Davis … yes!”

Talks of possibly trading the three young ballers have been around for some time.

Shams Charania, a sports writer for The Athletic, said the Lakers attempted to trade the players along with Josh Hart in an attempt to acquire Davis.

Despite their attempts, Charania said the Pelicans “had no intent to trade Davis before the offseason, however, especially not to the Lakers.”

While Charania may be apprehensive about the likelihood of Davis coming to LA, Yahoo Sports’ Chris Haynes told the HoopsHype podcast that he believes Los Angeles “had the best package” to offer Davis.

Fans will have to wait until the summer for official confirmation on Davis joining the Lakers in the new season.

Issa Rae and LaKeith Stanfield are slated to appear in Universal’s upcoming romantic comedy The Photograph, Variety announced Tuesday. Directed by Stella Meghie and produced by Will Packer, the film is said to center “on intertwining love stories in the past and present.” Meghie wowed Universal execs with the film’s original script and was brought on to serve not only as a director but an executive producer as well. Rae will also serve an EP. The internet sensation-turned-film-and-television leading lady has a slew of projects in the works. After appearing in The Hate U Give, Rae can be next seen in the upcoming film Little. Along with her Insecure series, which set to premiere this year, she is scheduled to produce and star in HBO’s limited series The Dolls. Stanfield, who achieved small screen success on Donald Glover’s Atlanta and silver screen accolades with Get Out and Sorry to Bother You, can be seen on Netflix’s Someone Great beginning April 19.

Directed by Stella Meghie and produced by Will Packer, the film is said to center “on intertwining love stories in the past and present.”

Meghie wowed Universal execs with the film’s original script and was brought on to serve not only as a director but an executive producer as well.

Rae will also serve an EP. The internet sensation-turned-film-and-television leading lady has a slew of projects in the works.

After appearing in The Hate U Give, Rae can be next seen in the upcoming film Little. Along with her Insecure series, which set to premiere this year, she is scheduled to produce and star in HBO’s limited series The Dolls.

Stanfield, who achieved small screen success on Donald Glover’sAtlanta and silver screen accolades with Get Out and Sorry to Bother You, can be seen on Netflix’s Someone Great beginning April 19.

Black Panther’s box office success and critical acclaim may have been celebrated by fans and supporters of the film, but it almost prevented co-star Winston Duke from landing a lead role in Jordan Peele’s Us. The Hollywood Reporter released an interview Friday revealing Peele’s apprehension. The director, who won an Academy Award for writing the screenplay of Get Out, which he also helmed, said the large size and dominance of Duke’s M’Baku role left him uncertain about how he’d fair as Gabe in Us. “It would take away from our ability to feel afraid [for the family] if they have M’Baku on their side. [On the other hand,] Winston had this charisma that just stole scenes and really left an impression,” Peele explained. Despite the director’s initial apprehension, Duke managed to secure the leading role, but he noticed Peele’s concerns weren’t in vain. He received a number of offers attempting to typecast him into a specific character. “I was in conversation for a lot of [roles in which] the character was a fighter, a big guy— he’s aggressive, a warrior,” the actor said. Opening up about the importance of not being typecast into a specific role, Duke said, “I loved playing M’Baku, but that’s not who I am. I want to convey the full spectrum of masculinity. I want people to say that this guy helped change the definition of masculinity onscreen 40 years from now. I’m trying to be that person.” Us hits theaters on March 22. Check out the trailer below.

Black Panther’s box office success and critical acclaim may have been celebrated by fans and supporters of the film, but it almost prevented co-star Winston Duke from landing a lead role in Jordan Peele’s Us. The Hollywood Reporter released an interview Friday revealing Peele’s apprehension.

The director, who won an Academy Award for writing the screenplay of Get Out, which he also helmed, said the large size and dominance of Duke’s M’Baku role left him uncertain about how he’d fair as Gabe in Us.

“It would take away from our ability to feel afraid [for the family] if they have M’Baku on their side. [On the other hand,] Winston had this charisma that just stole scenes and really left an impression,” Peele explained.

Despite the director’s initial apprehension, Duke managed to secure the leading role, but he noticed Peele’s concerns weren’t in vain. He received a number of offers attempting to typecast him into a specific character.

“I was in conversation for a lot of [roles in which] the character was a fighter, a big guy— he’s aggressive, a warrior,” the actor said. Opening up about the importance of not being typecast into a specific role, Duke said, “I loved playing M’Baku, but that’s not who I am. I want to convey the full spectrum of masculinity. I want people to say that this guy helped change the definition of masculinity onscreen 40 years from now. I’m trying to be that person.”

Lil Uzi Vert’s dreads have become a trademark of his rap persona. Rumors of the rapper cutting his hair have been swirling for months, but the emcee uploaded a video cutting his hair on Instagram Friday. Rocking a white t-shirt and dazzling diamonds, Uzi grabbed a pair of scissors and clipped away at his lengthy locks. View this post on Instagram A post shared by 16 (@liluzivert) on Mar 15, 2019 at 11:01am PDT Fans took to the rapper’s Instagram comments stunned by his new move. One commenter wrote, “New Beginnings, U gon find ya way Uzi,” Other fans focused on the jewelry the rapper sported in the video. “Anyone else noticed the XO chain? He might be signing another label 👀👀.” While other fans questioned whether Uzi was trolling on social media, HotNewHipHop took a screenshot of the rapper’s Instagram Stories where he dropped a picture of all the hair he’d cut off. View this post on Instagram Say it ain’t so 😪 A post shared by HotNewHipHop® (@hotnewhiphop) on Mar 15, 2019 at 12:45pm PDT It’s been a tumultuous few months for the rapper. Issues with his label led to the rapper considering leaking his Eternal Atake album online in early March. Prior to that, he announced his retirement from rap music in January. View this post on Instagram #liluzivert wishes he can just drop his album for free on SoundCloud . Should he leak eternal atake?? A post shared by DJ Akademiks (@akadmiks) on Mar 12, 2019 at 7:32pm PDT

Lil Uzi Vert’s dreads have become a trademark of his rap persona. Rumors of the rapper cutting his hair have been swirling for months, but the emcee uploaded a video cutting his hair on Instagram Friday.
Rocking a white t-shirt and dazzling diamonds, Uzi grabbed a pair of scissors and clipped away at his lengthy locks.

A post shared by HotNewHipHop® (@hotnewhiphop) on Mar 15, 2019 at 12:45pm PDT

It’s been a tumultuous few months for the rapper. Issues with his label led to the rapper considering leaking his Eternal Atake album online in early March. Prior to that, he announced his retirement from rap music in January.

Congrats are in order for Chance the Rapper and his new wife, Kristen Corley. Just days after tying the knot in a ceremony in Newport Beach, California, on Saturday, the Chicago native revealed they are expecting their second child together. The Coloring Book emcee took to Instagram Thursday to share the news, writing, “We pregnant again. Its a girl. JESUS CHRIST WE LOVE YOU GOD.” He captioned the pregnancy announcement, “New baby droppin September.” View this post on Instagram New baby droppin September A post shared by Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) on Mar 14, 2019 at 1:04pm PDT Corley, the mother of Chance’s 3-year-old daughter, Kensli, showed off her baby bump in several posts shared to her Instagram Stories on Thursday. View this post on Instagram The Bennetts A post shared by Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) on Mar 11, 2019 at 6:50am PDT

Congrats are in order for Chance the Rapper and his new wife, Kristen Corley. Just days after tying the knot in a ceremony in Newport Beach, California, on Saturday, the Chicago native revealed they are expecting their second child together.

The Coloring Book emcee took to Instagram Thursday to share the news, writing, “We pregnant again. Its a girl. JESUS CHRIST WE LOVE YOU GOD.”
He captioned the pregnancy announcement, “New baby droppin September.”

Meek Mill revealed that he wanted to work with Nipsey Hussle during a Twitter chat with fans in December 2018. His wish may be coming into fruition sooner than fans expected. Nipsey confirmed they’re preparing to release joint album during a radio interview with Real 92.3 LA on Friday. Sharing details about the collaborative effort, the Victory Lap emcee said, “We been cutting ideas and just getting in. We got a couple records that’s gon’ go off for the summer.” Two superstar emcees with equally hectic schedules makes creating a joint album seem like a struggle, but not for this duo. The “Double Up” rapper said, “It’s not hard at all.” Dropping more hints about a possible timeline for the project, Nipsey said, “We just gotta lock in and get the records done… We would like to come summertime if we gon’ do it. We just gotta lock in.” Find out more details on the forthcoming joint album below:

Meek Mill revealed that he wanted to work with Nipsey Hussle during a Twitter chat with fans in December 2018. His wish may be coming into fruition sooner than fans expected. Nipsey confirmed they’re preparing to release joint album during a radio interview with Real 92.3 LA on Friday.

Sharing details about the collaborative effort, the Victory Lap emcee said, “We been cutting ideas and just getting in. We got a couple records that’s gon’ go off for the summer.”

Two superstar emcees with equally hectic schedules makes creating a joint album seem like a struggle, but not for this duo. The “Double Up” rapper said, “It’s not hard at all.”

Dropping more hints about a possible timeline for the project, Nipsey said, “We just gotta lock in and get the records done… We would like to come summertime if we gon’ do it. We just gotta lock in.”

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Drake and Future’s What a Time to be Alive album took the hip-hop community by storm in 2015. Dropping hit after hit, the album debuted No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 chart. Over three years after their release, the chart topping emcees are rumored to be preparing a sequel. According to OnSmash, the duo has already completed the follow up album. The music site’s insiders claim the project will not feature any “leftovers” from their previous recordings, but be filled entirely with new music. Fans of Future and Drake collabs most recently heard the rappers on the Toronto native’s Scorpion album cut “Blue Tint.” Neither Drake nor Future has officially confirmed the project. While we wait and see what the future has in store for the duo, check out the music video for their track “Used to This.”

Drake and Future’s What a Time to be Alive album took the hip-hop community by storm in 2015. Dropping hit after hit, the albumdebuted No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 chart.

Over three years after their release, the chart topping emcees are rumored to be preparing a sequel.

According to OnSmash, the duo has already completed the follow up album. The music site’s insiders claim the project will not feature any “leftovers” from their previous recordings, but be filled entirely with new music.

Fans of Future and Drake collabs most recently heard the rappers on the Toronto native’s Scorpion album cut “Blue Tint.”

Neither Drake nor Future has officially confirmed the project.

While we wait and see what the future has in store for the duo, check out the music video for their track “Used to This.”

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air aired its last episode in 1996, but nearly 23 years later, the show is still making a lasting impact on its viewers. Writer and director Morgan Cooper is a prime example of the show’s influence. Cooper took to Twitter sharing a trailer for a film he titled Bel-Air. “Like most 90’s kids, I grew up watching Fresh Prince. Even as a kid, I always thought there was more to the story… so I decided to make this. S/O to incredible team who worked on this,” he wrote. https://t.co/nCx5LcgXhy Like most 90’s kids, I grew up watching Fresh Prince. Even as a kid, I always thought there was more to the story… so I decided to make this. S/O to incredible team who worked on this! @tldtoday @kustoo @BeleafMel @easymccoy @madebyutah @txyxuxs — Morgan Cooper (@morgancooperdp) March 10, 2019 Unlike the primarily lighthearted sitcom, Bel-Air, a modern day retelling of the series, showcases a darker, more gritty side of the show’s lead character Will Smith and the chain of events that led to him being shipped off to his aunt and uncle in Bel-Air, California. Giving background to Will’s personal life, the new fan-made trailer provides viewers with insight into Will’s initial meeting with his on-screen bestie Jazz and highlighted the strained relationship Will originally shared with his Uncle Phil and cousin Carlton. The trailer sent social media into a frenzy and even captured the attention of original Fresh Prince cast member Tatyana Ali. The actress took to social media giving the film her praises. “This is cool… got me feeling some kinda way:).” This is cool… got me feeling some kinda way 🙂 Bel-Air (2019) | Official Trailer (4K) – YouTube https://t.co/8iKpbnLWJ2 — Tatyana Ali (@TatyanaAli) March 11, 2019 Check out the trailer for Morgan Cooper’s Bel-Air below:

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air aired its last episode in 1996, but nearly 23 years later, the show is still making a lasting impact on its viewers. Writer and director Morgan Cooper is a prime example of the show’s influence.

Cooper took to Twitter sharing a trailer for a film he titled Bel-Air. “Like most 90’s kids, I grew up watching Fresh Prince. Even as a kid, I always thought there was more to the story… so I decided to make this. S/O to incredible team who worked on this,” he wrote.

Unlike the primarily lighthearted sitcom, Bel-Air, a modern day retelling of the series, showcases a darker, more gritty side of the show’s lead character Will Smith and the chain of events that led to him being shipped off to his aunt and uncle in Bel-Air, California.

Giving background to Will’s personal life, the new fan-made trailer provides viewers with insight into Will’s initial meeting with his on-screen bestie Jazz and highlighted the strained relationship Will originally shared with his Uncle Phil and cousin Carlton.

The trailer sent social media into a frenzy and even captured the attention of original Fresh Prince cast member Tatyana Ali. The actress took to social media giving the film her praises. “This is cool… got me feeling some kinda way:).”

From jewelry and clothes to cars and shoes, Quavo is known for making lavish purchases. The Migos star announced an expensive addition he made in an Instagram post on Thursday. Smiling widely, he said, “I just brought a tiger today and I got a handler right here,” before panning to both the handler and his new tiger. Keeping details to a minimum, Quavo only confirmed that he named the animal after one of his many aliases. “His name is C H O,” the rapper added. Take a look at Quavo’s new tiger below: View this post on Instagram J U S B O U G H T A T I G E R His Name Is C H O A post shared by QuavoHuncho (@quavohuncho) on Mar 7, 2019 at 9:13pm PST

For over a year, 21 Savage has been raising awareness about financial literacy through his Bank Account campaign. The I Am > I Was emcee unveiled a new phase of the campaign, and it’s set to have a major impact on the rapper’s hometown of Atlanta. He teamed up with partners Get Schooled and Juma to bring 150 jobs to at-risk youth in Atlanta. Along with being enrolled in 21’s financial literacy workshops, Bank Account partner Juma will provide teenagers with jobs in various fields of sports and entertainment throughout the country. “Each month I’ll release a new badge on GetSchooled.com where you can go deep into making money, credit, saving and investing,” the rapper explained in a promotional video released last month. 21 Savage previously teamed up with Get Schooled to donate $1,000 to teach teenagers about opening a bank account and introducing financial literacy, last March. Inspired by the rapper’s Billboard Top 12 single, “Bank Account,” the campaign is one that’s close to his heart. “Now that I do have money in my bank account, I want to help kids with a background similar to mine to get smart about their money,” 21 Savage explained to Rolling Stone.

For over a year, 21 Savage has been raising awareness about financial literacy through his Bank Account campaign. The I Am > I Was emcee unveiled a new phase of the campaign, and it’s set to have a major impact on the rapper’s hometown of Atlanta.

He teamed up with partners Get Schooled and Juma to bring 150 jobs to at-risk youth in Atlanta. Along with being enrolled in 21’s financial literacy workshops, Bank Account partner Juma will provide teenagers with jobs in various fields of sports and entertainment throughout the country.

“Each month I’ll release a new badge on GetSchooled.com where you can go deep into making money, credit, saving and investing,” the rapper explained in a promotional video released last month.

21 Savage previously teamed up with Get Schooled to donate $1,000 to teach teenagers about opening a bank account and introducing financial literacy, last March.

Inspired by the rapper’s Billboard Top 12 single, “Bank Account,” the campaign is one that’s close to his heart. “Now that I do have money in my bank account, I want to help kids with a background similar to mine to get smart about their money,” 21 Savage explained to Rolling Stone.